CVE-2023-34259

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Published Nov 3, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4.9 Medium EPSS 60.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

Kyocera TASKalfa 4053ci printers through 2VG_S000.002.561 allow /wlmdeu%2f%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e directory traversal to read arbitrary files on the filesystem, even files that require root privileges. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-23575.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:kyocera:d-copia253mf_plus_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:kyocera:d-copia253mf_plus:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 60.5% (60.482% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://sec-consult.com/vulnerability-lab/
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/15

History

Feb 26, 2026 3:15 PM First appearance in the feed. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Kyocera taskalfa 4053ci
CPEs		cpe:2.3:h:kyocera:taskalfa_4053ci::::::::
Vendors & Products		Kyocera taskalfa 4053ci
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Kyocera D-copia253mf Plus D-copia253mf Plus Firmware Taskalfa 4053ci

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 6, 2024, 1:41 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 3, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Sep 6, 2024, 1:41 PM
Reserved: May 31, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:01 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:01 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:03 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 3, 2023, 4:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:03 AM

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